LA FOLLETTE BLASTS LEASE LEND BILL
Senator La Follette denounces the administration aid-to-Britain bill before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He warns it gives one man vast powers and could drag the U S into war by broad definitions of weapons of war and government property transfers to foreign powers. He contrasts views favoring and opposing the measure while noting the Hessian reference and possible European involvement.
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Washington
Philip F. la Follette
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Great Britain
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Honor Scouts at Court Here
Four Corry Boy Scout troops and one Union City unit attended a court of honor at St. Pauls Lutheran Church. Jack Spiesman earned Star Scout, Burton Jourdet received Tenderfoot, Merit badges went to Troop 8 and Troop 9 members, and eight Troop members earned one year service stars. Jamboree medallions were given to all participants. Rev. E L Wagner spoke on Scouting progress and plans for a father and son banquet on February 10 at the TO O P hall. Don Miller, ame protector, to show wildlife pictures at the dinner.
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Dozen Arrests By State Police Over Week End
State motor police from Corry joined statewide authorities in a weekend crackdown on vehicle inspections. Nine arrests were reported Saturday for violations, with two additional arrests for other offenses. Inspectors will continue checks through the week. fines include 10 dollars plus costs, higher than the one dollar inspection sticker. Hearings are planned before Aldermen C Porter.
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South Africa reports order fully restored after riots
In Johannesburg the capital of Transvaal, order was restored after a weekend of rioting between soldiers and civilians over anti British sentiment. About 140 people were hospitalized, with most injuries to soldiers. Police used tear gas and baton charges. armored cars patrolled downtown. The Rand region comment, and a separate injury report from Mrs. Raymond Gilson describe a burn accident at home.
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Johanesburg
Union of South Africa
Transvaal
Sis Aastie
Ogsewabrandway
Hirantontein
Rand
Raymond Gilson
East Frederick Street
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New York Ferries In Collision Near Jersey City
Four persons were injured and more than 500 passengers endangered when two Central Railroad of New Jersey ferries collided near their slip on the Newark River. The Lakewood pushed clear from the slip toward Jersey City while the Bound Brook swung together amid a surging ebb tide.
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New York
Fry Central Railroad
New Jersey
Noviln
Althouett
Warner
Lakewood
Jersey City
States Take Up Home Defense Legislation
Chicago dispatch surveys state action on home defense as legislatures move to create state guards, control explosives, protect property, and counter sabotage. About 24 states consider replacing National Guard units, while New York, California, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and others push varied measures including defense councils, state patrols, and peacetime anti sabotage laws.
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Chicago
Avele
Sam
Yast
New York
Uliasis
New Jersey
Rhode Island
Gabor
Sam Belle Potters
Nebraska
Tdiana
California
Wisconsin
Michigan
Aero Union Delays Action in Wage Contract Dispute
Aero lodge No. 1508 of the International Association of Machinists voted to defer action in the contract dispute with Aero Supply Manufacturing Company for fifteen days. Both sides held conferences over a proposed wage contract but an agreement remains unsettled. Officials remain hopeful for a satisfactory understanding within two weeks.
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Italians in full retreat in East Egypt
British forces advanced in Eritrea after the fall of Agordat, capturing the town and trapping Italian troops. Barentu was abandoned, with reports of British troops moving toward Asmara and pursuing Italian forces across northern Ethiopia near the Eritrean border. The capture of Agordat placed the British about 70 miles from Asmara.
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Van Zandt claims U S soldiers soon in Africa
Johnstown speech by James Van Zandt before the Veterans of Foreign Wars asserts US troops will fight alongside English Australian and French forces in Northern Africa within the next year. He criticizes the Roosevelt administration's policy bill now before Congress.
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Titusville housing project approved in defense plan
Washington dispatches report Roosevelt approves a 200 unit national defense housing project at Titusville Illinois. Construction is expected to start immediately on the recommendation of Charles B. Palmer, defense housing coordinator. Hold suspects in robbery. Newport Pennsylvania. Three men are under suspicion for the assault and robbery of a 65 year old stonemason bound in his cabin after a Saturday night trip. The victim freed himself after a neighbor helped.
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National Defense
Titusville
Charles B. Palmer
Defense
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Here
Jesse Potter
British daylight raids pound invasion ports in week end push
London reports Nailain's air force shifted to daylight bombing over the weekend striking German occupied ports and coast defenses. Allied fighters engaged heavy Luftwaffe patrols while fog hampered Channel operations. A U S breeder credited with downing a German plane amid ongoing coordinated raids.
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Suspect Greenville Man Murdered and Body Hidden
A Greenville man is reported murdered and the body concealed. The bulletin notes a violent crime with unknown suspect details and ongoing investigative coverage.
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Manufacturer Missing After Office Robbery in Greenville
State and county investigators search for Victor Deissler a Greenville Nuchinr Company executive reportedly attacked in his office on Sunday night bloodstains on desk crates and a missing $800 cash and his car taken officials say the office was ransacked and the entry door was altered with an outside lock setup ongoing investigation by State Police and county authorities
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Greenville
A. Barres
Victor Deissler
Deissler Nuchinr Company
Deissler
Barnes
Buffalo
Ifice
Deissley
Donovan Reports Roosevelt Policy During World Tensions in Istanbul
Donovan, an American observer, held talks with Turkish Foreign Minister Sirk Saracoglu and visited Premier Saydam in Istanbul as part of first hand reporting on Roosevelt’s stance amid rising global tension. Also notes a London report of many Tallan prisoners killed after a British evacuation ship was bombed and the death of Rear Admiral Harris Laning. Roads icy and driving hazardous warnings issued locally.
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Five cooks to attend special school February eighteenth
The Army unit plans a February eighteenth move to recruit and train cooks and firemen. Officers report new enlistments bringing personnel toward eightiess, with several volunteers preparing for Indiantown Gap and a special cooking school to revitalize support for forthcoming assignments.
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Fourth Man Found Dead in Mine Caven
In Saltsburg Pennsylvania a 61 year old miner named John Urban was found dead after nearly 48 hours trapped under slate. He died of asphyxiation with chest injuries from a crushed rib. Coroner Renard Le Fleinlis reports the mine accident also killed Glen Coleman 93, the mine’s operator, when the roof collapsed. Rescue crews found two other workers alive after Coleman’s child alerted them.
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Prospects Bright for Housing Survey in Corry
The National Defense Commission housing coordinator leads an early survey in Corry, aided by Gerry Regional Committee and Golden Rule Civ. Walter H. Scott says local industries cooperate, data on workers and plants will support the effort to secure 75 to 100 new homes to ease defense contract housing needs.
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Nurse Hero Saves Injured Officer After Highway Se debacle
In Chester Pennsylvania Peb Ying Wurst earned hero status for stopping the bleeding of Darlington after a skidding car tore off his leg and left him critically injured. She fashioned a tourniquet from a handkerchief and coat before medical aid arrived, declining to identify herself. Meanwhile a winter forecast and a local cinema crowd are noted with the Philadelphia Story drawing big crowds at the Rex Theatre.
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